The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-05-21
LITERARY MATTERS.


reconciling one to the institution, is that con-
tanned in the volumes just being issued by
Messrs. Scribner & Wexford, entitled 1.-TWO
Royal Lives: Gleaniugs at Berlin and from
the lives of the Crown Prince and Princess of
Germany" by Dorothea Roberts. The Ger
mans are proud of 'Unser Fritz" and de-
lighted with his charming wife, and justly so
if their lives are as noble and pure as is here
depicted. They are in gratifying contrast to
the social and intellectual weakness of
Royalty generally. Interesting details are
given of the effective German method of
bringing up children, and on this topic this
volume almost forms a manual for young
parents.
Joseph Howard, Jr,, well-known for the
past twenty-t five years as a brilliant and
acceptable writer, is preparing life of Henry
Ward Beecher for publication by Hubbard
Brothers. AS Towards father was one of
the three founders of Plymouth Church, and
his most intimate friend for more than forty
years, with a social intercourse at no time
interrupted, and as Howard himself, by rea-
son of his public life, was brought into fire.
quent contact with Mr.. Beecher since his
early boyhood, it is obvious that he ought to
have and probably has material at his hand
which is accessible to no other Contemporaries
GUS writer. The book is said to be well under
way, and will be ready for the market early
this month. Mr.. Howard, by the way, was the
author of the comprehensive and interestiL
! obituary published in the Ne0 York Herald,
! the day after Mr.. Beechers death.
Two articles on the Pharaohs, containing
thirty illustrations, appear in the May Cen
tttry. The special subject is the Oppressor
| of the Israelites, Rameses the Great. Mr..
Edward L. Wilson, who will be remembered
as the author of "a Photographers Visit to
! PETRA" tells the romantic story of the dis
covery of the royal mummies, as he had it
from the finder, Brugsch Bey. The second
| article, by Prof. j. A. Paine, is a study of
the characters of the Oppressor and his
daughter, the rescuer of Moses, as shown by
their many monuments. Professor Paine
inclines to the belief that Rameses was of
Assyrian descent. Many of the illustrations
are from photographs by Mr.. Wilson. Gen
erals Rosecrans and Fullerton contribute ar
ticles on military operations about Chatta-
nooga. Prof. W. 0. Atwater, of Wesleyan
University, begins series of Illustrated
articles on "The Chemistry and Economy of
Food, in the May Century. The design is
to present this important branch of the labor
question in such popular form as to make the
series of practical use in daily life.
50. Nicholas opens with beautiful frontis-
piece illustration, by Blum, to "Catarina of
Venice, the Historic Grip whose romantic
history is related by E. S. Brooks while Nora
Perry, in "An Only Daughter" tells of a very
modern and unhistoric girl, whose story is,
however, none the less interesting on that
account. How many boys who whistle
Marching Through Georgia" know the
story of "Sherman's March to the Sea?''
General Adam Badeau tells it in the May st.
Nicholas, and it reads like tale of adven-
ture-which, in fact, it is-the biggest adven-
ture in modern times Rose Hawthorne
Lathrop contributes clever little story,
called "Lindie's Portrait, with a drawing
by Frank Day; Alice Wellington Rollins has
bright sketch of "Rainy May Day in
Central Park" There is droll account of
'Dolls' Hospitals" by Hope Howard; and
the first of series of "Child Sketches from
George Eliot, by Julia Magruder. The serials
"Juan and Juanita,' by Frances Courtenay
Baylor, and "Jenny's Boarding house," by
James Otis, contain chapters of progressive
interest.
The Nelg Princeton ReUiel0 for May CON
tains notably varied and vigorous series OF
articles from writer's of the first rank. H
Taine's brilliant study of Napoleon Bona
parte" is the most scathing and searching
analysis of the character and career of the
great soldier ever written; it has provoked
the most bitter controversy in France, anC
leaves hardly shred of the Napoleonie ira
dition. ExPresident Noah Porter makes
Mr.. Leslie Stephens recent book ON tn,
"Scienee of Ethics ths text OF a very clea
and able discussion of Physiological Ethics.
Mr.. Ellis II. Roberts follows Mr.. Godkin'
strong article in the previous issue of tn,
ReUieU with vigorous presentation of tn
Moral Aspects of the Tariff " from Tn
standpoint of protectionist Mr.. Levi Par
. sons examines broadly the uses of Politica
/ PARTIES" and finds them indispensable
9 factors in the administration of government
s The very interesting development an
= achievements of science by the use O
] Astronomical Photography are traced an
8 described by Professor Charles A. Young
2 who sees in this wonderful art the larges
. possibilities of future advance and adapta
!, ton 1.-The New Literature of Norway an
o Denmark" receives at the hands of Professo